👎Meanest bees I have had in YEARS!😬

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@kamonreynolds Год назад

@mikethomas3498 Год назад

Oh, that’s where my Bees went, they flew just a little north to your place.

@richardnoel3141 Год назад

“Retreat” lol love it!! 😂 there is always one!! Good to see you looking well Kamon!!

@donbearden1953 Год назад

This is the first time that I’ve ever seen Kamon in a bee suite!

@sarashappyhives1828 Год назад

It’s a good look 😊 Safety first!

@kamonreynolds Год назад

You hear that Don? Sara Says I look good in a bee suit!

@donbearden1953 Год назад

@@kamonreynolds I don’t own one and never had one but I wish that I would have had one on today when this ole head got lit up like a Christmas Tree! Don’t ever take your veil off to remove one bee and get 10 more in it! lol

@selfmadewells2855 Год назад

This is a normal day for us in the Caribbean lol

@TyroneHill-2023 Год назад

LOL...Retreat retreat!!!

@skooterbumm Год назад

thats a pretty standard thing around here in my part of Texas...

@byjamie-hillierrubis Год назад

🤣 mean bees! Hi Kamon. We have irish black bees here in Tipperary all from a wild nest and they are very very agressive but incredible survivors over winter and an experienced keeper here told me they produce 2-3 x more honey than the gentle ones ... idk, I'm a newbee, but they produced well last year. Have a lovely spring/summer brother.

@russellkoopman3004 Год назад

Looks like Bruce's Bees sent you some bees. LOL Scrape that drone brood off also.

@kamonreynolds Год назад

Bruce can have em!

@horizontalbees3480 Год назад

Amazing how mean bees have strong hives.

@alhambraorchardapiary4882 Год назад

Almost every time.

@MartyHaley Год назад

If they aggressively defend their hive, they also aggressively produce brood and honey. Double edged sword

@hillkid4mountains 2 месяца назад

I had a hive on the northwest corner of my 100 + apairy that was always pissy, grumpy, and cranky more than any other one year. I first chalked it up to always having to be on guard with daily drift. Though that wasn't a good reason because a colony will accept tired out foragers, heavy with groceries, and allow them to come in free of charhe, pat down or body search. Then coming home one night late from work and in the dark, I saw a skunk visiting the entrance. I started to see his scratching and rolling of bees on the ground to kill or stun them, then gobble 'em up. Needless to say I put out live traps and caught 4 or 5 within the next week. A whole family of them I guess! 🐝

@claudesully Год назад

BEESUIT????!!!???!!! LOL I wear mine all the time, but the great Kamon in a beesuit is special🤪🤪🤪🤪🤓

@gordonspond Год назад

I had a really mean hive last year... They're better this year... I wonder if their queen got superseded...

@SouthTewksburyMA Год назад

I run just over 100 hives, once a year I run into a hot hive like this, immediate hive tool test and squash that queen! These are always my most productive hives but why make it harder than it has to be...

@kamonreynolds Год назад

I have some pretty good looking hives that don't want to kill me for just looking at them! Plus my kids play in this yard

@CELOCKSAFE Год назад

I thought you were at my house! I have one of those this year that is going to have to get the ax too!

@queenveeshoney360 Год назад

Still more calm then my west Texas bees. I’m trying to introduce calmer genetics but I also do a lot of local removals

@jpthedelawarebeeman6239 Год назад

WOW - Kamon the "new" KillerBeeGuy

@kevinhoward4245 Год назад

That colony would be extinguished if they were mine. They will end up hurting someone bad.

@shadymeadows Год назад

One of our 6 was like this yesterday. Grateful to have the suit! We can relate to the "retreat!" call as we did that last season and like you, had to requeen. That hive is much better this season.

@dkeithcollins Год назад

I've had a couple of mean hives I've requeened. When I first started beekeeping I was naïve thinking I could work them in shorts and a T shirt. Ouch...how I have learned!

@rickwarner516 Год назад

Great information thanks.

@WildwoodsBeekeeping Год назад

"Retreat" Lol. Good job Kamon

@billw7894 Год назад

Wow looks green in Tennessee, we are two weeks behind you in Kansas city

@mikeries8549 Год назад

Mean bees in my experience in Champaign County Illinois... If you're being swarmed they're about to. I'm dead serious.

@spicyflyhoneybees1478 Год назад

Time for the good ole hive tool test. I don’t tolerate bad behavior like that, even here in Texas where the bees tend to run a bit more hot. If there’s bees swarming my veil, that queen gets eliminated!

@byjamie-hillierrubis Год назад

I like them agressive, they produce far more and will be far more likely to repell robbers! lol

@spicyflyhoneybees1478 Год назад

@@byjamie-hillierrubis In all the studies I've read there has been no statistically significant correlation between defensive behavior and productivity. I'd imagine that they are definitely better at defending their hive.

@danschneider9219 Год назад

My short pants won't make it with one of those hives.

@DennisBolan Год назад

Afternoon Kamon, I've had a few here in Texas like that, just bee foreplay, wait till they get mad!:). I get tickled when I watch you, Bob, Ian and a few others in just a head-net, I have a few that gentle but I'm too old to play roulette lol.

@kamonreynolds Год назад

😂 lol thanks for the comment Dennis.

@SmokyMountainLashBees Год назад

The retreat at the end 😂😂 love it

@SageandStoneHomestead Год назад

I fully suit up every time because it makes me a better beekeeper. I can move more slowly and confidently. I had a colony ALMOST like that last year and I think they made it through winter. I'll pinch the queen this spring if they are still that way this year, but I haven't been able to get into my colonies yet.

@rtxhoneybees Год назад

I got into one like that. Scraped down all the drone cells. I didn't find the queen though. Plan is to come back and do a shook swarm with a queen excluder under the bottom box.

@crackonwithnowak5087 Год назад

My buddy kept a mean colony/queen because it was 200% more productive than any of his other hives. It t was worth it for him. He said it was his best queen ever, filled the brood like crazy.

@richmiller6284 Год назад

I housed a swarm last year. They were pretty mean. I was planning on outing the queen. But found they had swarmed and left queen cells for me. They saved me the trouble, and the replacement queen had much nicer offspring.

@christophersublett1037 Год назад

Yep I've had a few like that and I requeened as fast as I could...it's just not any fun!

@bluelab5019 Год назад

I've got 3 like this at the moment. Managed to kill the queen in one so far. When I find them in the other 2, they're both dead

@honigtrailapiary4341 Год назад

Here in southern Arizona it's common to have to deal with Africanized Hybrids which can be very unpredictable, and on a typical day working with Africanized bees, take the colony you worked with in this video and multiply the defensiveness/ aggressive behavior by at least a factor of 5. Most of the beekeepers here in So. Ariz. Keep their queens marked and typically re-queen such an aggressive colony. Take over swarms of Africanized bees into gentle colonies is fairly common as well.

@charleyfrancis8671 Год назад

💯 I am also a Southern Arizona Beekeeper, you speak truth. Beekeeping in the Southwest it's a whole different ballgame. On a scale 1 to 10 I'd call that a 4 as far as aggressive goes. AHB actually have some positive traits but damn they can be a handful. And yes, I does get old. I requeen aggressively. Really good mesquite flow this year!

@MyAlabamaFarmLife Год назад

I thought I had a mean hive until I saw your video! I can calm them down with smoke and wear protection just in case. Always get bit at-least once or twice.

@kathrynjanes6977 Год назад

Oh man! I purchased 4 hives last summer and 2 of them are “spicy” like this one. Hence the reason I’ve decided to research all your videos on grafting and Queen rearing. (Thank you for all of that content!) I plan/hope to requeen everything this spring from my most favorite, gentle hives.

@cluelessbeekeeping1322 Год назад

Beaweaver Bees!

@kamonreynolds Год назад

Almost that feisty!

@stingray1383 Год назад

I have 1 hive that made it out of 8 from last year and it’s my mean hive.

@billyboy952 Год назад

Kamon, i had 1 hive out of 16 lust like that one, they were the best honey producers of all my hives, so i put up with them for 2 years ,then they swarmed and now they are much calmer, strang thing is i captured the swarm and now it is not mean, go figure!!

@buggsy5 9 месяцев назад

Not too surprising. I suspect the old queen died while in the swarm - or died after being reintroduced. The hive probably now has a much younger queen.

@lindseyhomesteadfarm2653 Год назад

Retreat for sure!!!! Lol!! That is the way the Beeweaver hives did me a few years ago. Once the bees stung my wife who was a 100 yards away it was game over for the queens.

@mikehuffman8208 Год назад

That suit looks very similar to one I just got from Foxhound Bee Co for the same reason ... breathable/ventilated but also prevents stings. I had a 'mean' hive last season that got me through my cheap cloth suit ... bad enough I had to literally run away and then sneak back later to quickly put the hive back together. After that I just left them alone and let nature take its course ... they didn't survive the winter here in MT and to them I say 'good riddance' (and thanks for all that honey, b*tches!) LOL

@byjamie-hillierrubis Год назад

Ya, the agressive ones really produce!

@peteroshannassy8160 Год назад

Just a normal day in an bee yard over here. I am always impressed with how calm your bees are in the US. Hope to one day have calm bees in at least a few of my apiaries here is Au

@haroldmiller9942 Год назад

I’m in California and this normal for me too! I could never think of going without the suit!

@raininhellgaming6321 Год назад

@@haroldmiller9942 agreed in Nevada they are bad also little mix of the Africanized bees in them on the west coast.

@CBH250 Год назад

Me too Peter! I'm in QLD and my bees hate me! All 4 hives Maybe I should requeen all 4 at once?

@Tidehunterfishing Год назад

I think Australia has missed out on the calm genetics due to strict quarantine laws!

@peteroshannassy8160 Год назад

@@CBH250 I have 50 and they are generally pretty good but some crops and nectar flows seem to set them off. I will tolerate most of their moods but every mow and again I have to remove a queen with a poor disposition. ☺

@dannykirby7425 Год назад

I’m requeening 2 hives this week because of extremely mean bees. I could hardly see out of my suit. 😅

@lshaffer1980 Год назад

I tell people I only wear a veil but I also get stung a lot lol. I just can't take the heat in the summer

@leandrozuniga5634 Год назад

I love my mean bees.🤣🤣

@shawncoleman8530 Месяц назад

You just have to be careful not to hug them too much!

@tadamolan4698 Год назад

Split that mean hive down to two single deeps.

@timbervalleyhomestead Год назад

This definitely works

@theheritagehousesc Год назад

We had one like that we called the "witches". We kept the queen till they replaced her on their own. They were great honey producers. After they replaced the queen their production went down the drain. We almost lost the hive last fall. We had to combine it with another. I rather have them mean and strong but they sure are no fun to inspect. 😂

@byjamie-hillierrubis Год назад

Our black bees here in Ireland are fiesty to say the least! On my very first inspection 2 years ago I forgot the smoke and they covered my bee suit from head to toe! 🤣 I don't like to distrurb them to much, even with huge amounts if smoke they seem to be traumatized but they sure are good survivors and produce really well. lol

@buggsy5 9 месяцев назад

I think that too much smoke can be as much (or more) of a problem than too little. @@byjamie-hillierrubis

@Bartmunlin Год назад

I see I am not the only one with hot bees. Keep a good bee suit they will find any opening in your suit. Ask me how I know.

@timbervalleyhomestead Год назад

I tape all of my zippered areas. Ask me why 😂

@kirkhlavaty6564 Год назад

You might want to check that hives mite load

@lizrd4me2 Год назад

I battled with a nuc I purchased last spring that was like this. Sadly I dispatched the whole colony a few days ago. 😢

@miloudbouchefra200 Год назад

I read somewhere that the hygene trait comes from the queen and aggressivity trait comes from the drones, so by leaving drones from that hive mate with other queens, you might be allowing that aggressivity to spread to the other colonies.

@mescalp Год назад

Can't pinch all the drones..So do you suggest just killing the hive?

@SteveDratwa Год назад

i started last year wearing vented sleeveless half suit,,i keep a garden hose 6ft away set on shower incase they get fiesty,,used it with a new nuc where i accidently pinched gaurd bee an they came unglued,,shower works perfect doesnt hurt bees

@lpriddy2929 Год назад

I’ve got one that is a tad warm but not like that! It is a big strong hive too. If they get any worse I’ll have to dispatch that Queen too.

@dongulley3225 Год назад

HaHa! Yep, definitely pays to have that suit! I have one that's a lot more aggressive than most of the others, but Ive got more honey from them than the others too!

@kchelius32_K8KNT Год назад

Only the mean bees survive veroa

@TennesseeTim38451 Год назад

Hive tool test that queen

@cherimolina2121 Год назад

Gloves and all! Was it you guys recommended GOAT gloves as reg cattle leather..they really go for that? Like...handle with kid gloves? Lol. Mean bees are no fun. I've had em even get me THRU the suit. Hitting like hail!

@DC_PRL Год назад

I caught a swarm that turned out to me a spawn of devil himself, could not inspect them to save my life. I pinched the queen, got a replacement from a local guy. very happy not. BTW, do you remove all the drone frames as well? I heard that drones could also carry those genetics.

@Bri_bees Год назад

I had a hive like that and I replaced the queen. The question I have is should I kill the drone brood too, do you 🤔

@carlgirolami8973 Год назад

I certainly would kill the Q and drones. I have tried putting up with colonies like that and it just gets worse with time.

@danielweston9188 Год назад

I have one hive that I Can not do a complete inspection on and must do at the end as they attack the other hives. They are going to be split and requeened . . . . .

@richardgragg5092 Год назад

I have bees like this in texas and I don't treat em for mites and they thrive. I'm doing the opposite and killing my gentle carnolian and Italian and replacing them so I don't have to treat twice a year. These texas bees can survive our massive droughts. It would be good if you would have separated them and experimented with them, just checked this fall and seen how the mites were. That might be the key to mite resistance.

@macmccarley7817 9 месяцев назад

Nasty little burgers , but have seen a lot meaner ( south Texas )

@stuffnsuch631 Год назад

I assume if the hive makes their own queen, it too will be a waffle? I think i missed hearing your solution

@michaelladue5655 Год назад

I am a newbie and don't mind mean, but I also have grandbabies soooooo hivetool test it is!

@scottreese5492 Год назад

Yeah....I gave up trying no suit....mine always get me

@intheshell35ify 10 месяцев назад

I'm new and wasn't sure if I was being a punk. You know, like how many bees pelting you like hail does it take for a tactical repositioning of your assets in a rearward direction to not be cowardice? About that many I guess. I feel better now. 🤕

@StephenBiggers Год назад

Let's hope they aren't scutellaria. In North texas I have to import all mated queens from non-Texas yards and keep them well-marked as well as watch out for swarms that try and take over a hive.

@wrfarms9741 Год назад

Kamon, I am not so sure I would kill that queen just yet. I have a few hives that were very gentle and manageable going into Winter and now they attack me on sight even when I am several yards away. I suspect the roller coaster weather and the damage that it has done to the forage may be playing a part in this ugly bee behavior. I am going to give my aggressive hives more time and observe if they simmer down.

@Bobcagon 2 месяца назад

There is not enough information out there dealing with aggressive bees. The Why,How, and When and what. What has science to say about aggression?

@sentimentalbloke7586 Год назад

shoot ...all my bees are like that

@mikef9966 Год назад

lol if you dont like mean bees i will take them, mean bees make more honey

@rareandwonderfull Год назад

20 years ago we used to say that the mean bees make the most honey. After 40 years of seeing yellow jackets destroy beehives in late September/ October here in Ohio I began to think that the mean bees KEEP the most honey.

@kamonreynolds Год назад

Lol yes they do keep the most!

@rareandwonderfull Год назад

@@kamonreynolds 😝😝😍

@jakeoz65 Год назад

Can we see the video where you discovered they were mean.

@kevinkaplan7050 Год назад

Get out the stapler remover for this one...

@lenturtle7954 Год назад

We had package bees fr alabama 30 or so years ago They Were evil touch the hive and it would empty out at you requeen !!! They were good honey producers but not worth the pain .

@scottreese5492 Год назад

Question, if you kill the queen, do you wait a day and then introduce a queen cell in protector? Or what method do you recommend how to do? Since we don't want her girls making another like her

@jtlearn1 Год назад

In 15 years I've had 2 like that maybe even worse. One was so bad, I had to relocate the colony a few yards so it would be empty of field bees so I could find and kill the queen the next day.

@tonyandric4380 Год назад

Laughing... those are 'sweet' compared to 95% of the africanized bees down here in Texas! It takes a different mindset to work them. But I love my little AHB girls...

@homerspringfarms4653 Год назад

F2s 🐝

@hootervillehoneybees8664 Год назад

Grows hair on your chest

@kamonreynolds Год назад

😂

@markwelsch1619 Год назад

Why not kill all of the drones that have aggressive genes? It wouldn't take too long. Put an empty super on the bottom board, a queen excluder on top of it to keep all drones in the empty super. Come back at night or in the morning before the bees start flying, plug the entrance, remove the other supers and use your preferred method of killing the drones in the empty super. I have used soapy water in a garden sprayer to kill honey bees. It works fast!